Building set



J. VANC'L.

BUILDING SET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9, 1920.

Patented Nov 7, 1922" 2 SHEETS-SHEET JAROSLAV VANCL,

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J. VANCL,

BUILDING SET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 9, 2920.

Patented Nov. "Z, 1922,

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BUILDING SET.

Application filed $eptember 9, 1920. Serial N0.4.09,27l.

To all 21: 71.0122, it may hon 009m Be it kno *1]. that I, JAROSLAY VANGL, a citizen of (fZecho-Slovakia, residing at Policen, hi'iet. Czecho-Slovakia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Building Sets, oi which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates'to building sets. consisting of sheet metal strips, ties, angles and the like whichcan be suitably connected to each other by means of hooks and eyes and such like to form toys of various kinds.

The accompanyin drawings show in Fig ures 1 to 8 some constructional examples of the sheet metal strips or elements of the build inn: set aci'zording to, this invention Fig. 1 showstwo oi the elements in side view. 7 i w Fig. it is a longitudinal section of one oi the elements shown at Fig.

l ig. 2 is a perspective View oi an element with n portion of asecond element shown connected thereto. i i i F ig. 3 shows apair of similar elements with. a third element connecting them with each other.

Fig. 4; is a perspective view showingtwo members connected to each other at right angles. i

Fig. 5 is a, view similar to Fig. 4 showing a difl'erent method of connecting the same members. I

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another form element.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of an angle member with a portion of an element connected thereto atright angles.

Fig. 8 is a side view and cross section of a number of the elements assembled together.

F is. 9 shows example a roundabout, which can be constructed from the elements of the set.

Fig. 9 is a partial about, and I Fig. 10 shows a wheelbarrow.

The elements of the building set mainly consist of sheet metal strips or ties or sheet metal angles. The strips. ties and angles consist of stamped up and bent out strips of sheet metal provided with eyes and (or) hooks. In Figure 1 is shown a tie a provided adjacent its ends with hooks c and is shown hooked into eyes g of a tie m shown in longitudinal section in Fig. 1 The hooks plan view of the round- 0 of the ties a may also engage in the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the ties being thus connected together at a right or acute angle. The ends ot the ties may also be bent over at rightangles and may be cut out in the shape of a fork, so that prongs e are formed, as on the element 7 (Fig.9); and

on the element (Z (Figs. 4;, 5 and 7) and in (Figs. 6 and 8). Both hooks or prongs c and eyes g-niay be formed on one and the'same element, as for example the element 7, Fig. 2, and a. Fig. 9. The angle pieces 17L are adapted to be used principally as eye pieces, the eyes g being stamped out either on one side only as in Fig. 3, or on both sides oi the angle as shown at Figs. 7 and 8. Two angular elements 77. connected to each other form a hollow rectangular column (see Fig. 8)., and short elemental: (which if desired may be laid crosswise over each other) form the ends and are adapted to close the column. It is also important that the hooks and also the eyes g are of such dimension that the openings 6 of the hooks correspond accurately to the width of the eyes (see Figs. 3 and 8), the length of the eyes being equal to the width ofthe ties (see Figs. 5 and 7) and the slot formed by them equal to the serve as supplementary parts in. the *Tt'ijlstruction of various toys.

As constructional examples of the toys which can be constructed. according to the present invention a roundabout is shown at Figs. .9 and 9 and a wheelbarrow at Fig. 10. When assembling the roundabout the method adopted is as follows First the small lower column h is put together from angle pieces Z, closing pieces 7.: (as in Fig. 8) and ties as and 2. Circular frames 1' and 8 formed out of bent ties are then added and the whole is stiffened by means of ties (Z and connected to the second column 70. The framework for. the roof is then built up from ties a which are similar to the ties a but have additional hook parts.

72, so that it can rotate. The swings are then hooked into the frame .9 by means of wires or the like as shown at Fig. 9.

The wheelbarrow illustrated atFig. 10 is assembled in a somewhat similar manner from ties we having eyes and ties as and clhaving hooked ends, the bent ends of the ties d engaging intermediate eyes in the ties a. To the framework formed by these ties is then added a suitable U-shaped strip or member w having bearings for carrying the wheel 3/ in such a manner that the said wheel can rotate in a position intermediate the arms of said U-shaped member. Two elements al of somewhat greater length than the ties (Z constitute the horizontal arms or shafts of the wheelbarrow and these elements (Z are held in a parallel position by means oi transverse dies d the bent ends of the ties d engaging intermediate eyes g in the elements d WVha-t I claim is I p 1. A building set for toys comprising metal strips of various lengths and having eyes formed thereon by cutting and bending out portions of said strips, and similar metal strips having suitable hooks termed on the ends'thereot for engaging the eyes of the first mentioned strips.-

2. A buildingset for toys comprising strip metal pieces and metal angle pieces oi various sizes some of which are provided with eyes formed thereon, each eye being formed by two parallel cuts extending in a longitudinal direction, the portion of metal intermediate said parallel cuts being stamped up or bent out to form a slot like aperture,

the remainder of said pieces being provided with suitable hooked portions formed on the ends thereof for engaging the said eyes of the first mentioned pieces.

8. 'A building set for toys comprising metal strips of various lengths having eyes formed thereon, metal strips of various lengths having hooks formed thereon adapted to engage the eyes of the first mentioned strips, and angle pieces each formed by astrip of metal having its end portions bent up into a position substantially at right angles to the. plane of the said angle piece, the said bent up portions each having an open ended slot cut therein to form an interlocking book.

4. An'element for toy building comprising a strip of metal having eyes formed thereon each eye being formed by two parallel cuts extending in a longitudinal direction the portion of said element intermediate said parallel cuts being stamped up to form a slot like aperture.

An element for toy building comprising a strip of metal having its end portions bent up into a position substantially at right angles to the plane of said strip, said bent up portions each having an open ended slot cut therein to form hooked end portions, and eyes formed intermediate said hooked end portions each of which are formed by two parallel cuts extending in longitudinal directions the portion of said element intermediate said parallel cuts being stamped up to form a slot like aperture.

6. In a building set for toys, elements comprising strips of metal having bent-up end portions and further elements comprising strips of metal having slot like apertures of a width correspondin to the thickness of the bent-up portions 0 the first mentioned elements.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAROSLAV VANCL. Witnesses:

JAN B. VoJAdnK, J. E. CALLAHAN. 

